Arsenophonus Gherna et al. 1991
General information
Name
Arsenophonus
Valid publication
1991
Nomenclature type
Arsenophonus nasoniae
Etymology
Gr. n. <i>arsên</i>, a male; Gr. masc. n. <i>phonos</i>, murder, slaughter; N.L. masc. n. <i>Arsenophonus</i>, male-killer.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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The essential characteristics of the genus are given in the description of the single species, Arsenophonus nasoniae.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
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M022506080501001 | Arsenophonus nasoniae | Species | 638 |
References
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Gherna, R.L., Werren, J.H., Weisburg, W., Cote, R., Woese, C.R., Mandelco, L., and Brenner, D.J. Arsenophonus nasoniae gen. nov., sp. nov., the causative agent of the son-killer trait in the parasitic wasp Nasonia vitripennis. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1991) 41:563-565.[DOI:10.1099/00207713-41-4-563]